Trident Grand Residence, Dubai Marina
A tennis court and a squash court sit inside one Marina tower, and that tower is Trident Grand Residence, developed by Trident International Holdings. It has 45 storeys. It was completed in 2010. The 255 homes run from one-bedroom to three-bedroom apartments, with penthouses at the top.
It suits you if you want a full set of facilities under one roof for a stay of a week or a month. A one-bedroom works for a couple, and a three-bedroom gives a family room to spread out. The pool, a gym and the cafes on site mean a quiet day does not need a taxi.
Floors
45
Developer
Trident International Holdings
Completed
2010
Units
255
Area
Dubai Marina
Contents
- Pool, play area and a games room
- The gym, the steam room and a working month
- Out to Media City and Downtown
- From DXB to the lobby
- Tram and metro
- The water bus when the road is slow
- Why the Marina is a canal
- Beach clubs and the sand
- Groceries, a chemist and a doctor
- A term here: schools and nurseries
- Dubai Marina Mall and a film
- Across the water to Bluewaters
- Dinner on the promenade
- What to weigh
- If you own here
- Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
Pool, play area and a games room
Families get the most from the shared floors. The building has a play area for children, a swimming pool and a games room, so a hot afternoon or a wet one has an answer without leaving the tower. A cinema room gives the evening a second indoor option. A jacuzzi suits the adults once the children are in bed.
The play area covers the youngest children. For older ones, 3D Blacklight Minigolf Dubai is 0.85 km from the tower and suits a wet afternoon. Small parks and playgrounds also sit beside the promenade, and families use them.
Home size decides who fits, and the mix here is wide. A one-bedroom suits a couple travelling with one small child, while a three-bedroom spares a larger family from sharing a room. The building has parking, which helps on weekend trips out of the Marina and on the days you need the car.
The gym, the steam room and a working month
A longer working stay leans on a different set of floors. A gym sits inside the building. The morning session needs no commute. A steam room and a spa wait for the end of the day. A roof or deck area adds somewhere to stand outside.
You can run, cycle or do yoga along the promenade, and gyms in the district offer personal training, group classes and 24-hour access. Cafes or restaurants sit on site, which gives you a coffee or a meal without leaving the building. For a change of scene, cafes line the promenade. Platform Fitness 3 is 0.19 km from the tower if you prefer a class the building does not run.
Out to Media City and Downtown
A working stay may also take you out for a meeting. Media City and Internet City are five to ten minutes from the Marina, and Downtown Dubai is 25 to 30 minutes away by car.
Maintenance services are provided at the building. A month here does not turn a dripping tap into a long chase. A reception desk serves the building, and security and CCTV cover it.
From DXB to the lobby
Dubai International (DXB) is about 36 km from the tower, roughly 35 minutes by road without traffic. A taxi from arrivals takes you to the entrance in one leg. The reception desk is the first stop once you are through the door. Public parking in the Marina is limited. Paid spaces fill quickly, so on a busy evening a taxi is easier than a rental car. Uber and Careem run in the Marina alongside regular taxis. The district sits off Sheikh Zayed Road (E11), with JBR on its western edge and JLT along the east.
Tram and metro
The nearest tram stop is 0.52 km from the tower, and the Sobha Realty metro station is 0.77 km away. Sobha Realty was formerly Dubai Marina Metro Station, and DMCC is the second Red Line station on the district's edge. With a tram, two metro stations and a canal promenade, most days work without a car. A bus stop is 0.19 km from the tower, and several bus routes serve Dubai Marina alongside the metro.
The water bus when the road is slow
When the road looks slow, you can pick the boat instead: the Marina Terrace water bus stop sits 0.45 km from the tower, and RTA water taxis cross the canal from Dubai Marina Mall and Marina Walk. A marine water taxi route also links the mall with Marina Walk, and a one-day hop-on, hop-off pass covers the Marina water taxi routes.
Why the Marina is a canal
Emaar developed Dubai Marina, also known as Marsa Dubai, and built it around a man-made canal, which began taking shape in 2003, and Dubai Tram opened in November 2014.
Beach clubs and the sand
The beach is 0.7 km from the tower and the marina waterfront 0.5 km, so a morning swim and an evening walk are both short outings. The pool in the building suits the days you would rather not leave. Beach clubs such as Zero Gravity and Barasti operate along the Marina and JBR waterfront. Dubai Water Sport Academy offers banana boating, waterskiing, wakeboarding and windsurfing near the Marina beach.
Groceries, a chemist and a doctor
World Market is the shop for water and milk on the first evening, just 0.12 km from the tower, and Aster pharmacy sits 0.07 km away. Dubai Marina Mall is the bigger weekly shop, with Waitrose inside it.
Emirates Hospital is 0.2 km from the tower, so a small problem stays small. Mediclinic and the Dubai Marina Walk Clinic are also within reach of the Marina, and Al Zahra Hospital and Saudi German Hospital in Al Barsha are nearby. Mosque Sheikh Rashid bin Mohammed and Al Rahim Mosque are both in Dubai Marina.
A term here: schools and nurseries
If a family stays for a term and not a week, schooling matters. There are no schools inside Dubai Marina, and Emirates International School Meadows is 2.58 km from the tower. The school run is a 10 to 20 minute drive each way. Odyssey Nursery JBR and Toddler Town British Nursery are among the nurseries in JBR.
Dubai Marina Mall and a film
Dubai Marina Mall is 0.79 km from the tower, and it holds high-street brands, restaurants, a supermarket, a pharmacy and entertainment under one roof. Reel Cinemas is also 0.79 km away if you want a film outside the building. The mall suits a hot afternoon when you have used up the facilities downstairs.
Across the water to Bluewaters
Meraas built Bluewaters Island on reclaimed land across from JBR, and the island opened in November 2018. Ain Dubai on the island reopened to the public on 26 December 2024 after about two years closed, and tickets are sold on its official website. Island Brunch runs at Bluewaters Island on a year-round listing, which gives a slow weekend morning somewhere to go.
Dinner on the promenade
Mama Zonia and City Social are among the places to eat in Dubai Marina, with Drift Beach nearby. A seven-floor dining complex stands over the water, and a zip line runs from JBR to the Marina Mall terrace. The nightlife mixes rooftop lounges and pubs with beachfront clubs. Jetty Lounge and Atelier M are two. Dubai Marina has few parks, and the nearest is 0.32 km from the tower. The Marina Walk and the promenade take the place of green space. Playgrounds dot the district, and one grass strip on the way to the Zero Gravity beach club allows dogs on a lead.
What to weigh
Trident Grand Residence suits you if you want its facilities in one tall block, with the tram and the water close by. It suits you less if you want sand at the door, since the beach is a short outing away and the Marina is built around a canal, not a coastline. That is the trade.
If you own here
Royale Stays manages homes for owners from a management fee of 15%, covering furnishing, photography, pricing, check-in, guest communication and maintenance. Our Dubai Marina area guide sets the district out from the ownership side. West Avenue Tower and Zumurud Tower have their own guides.
Sources
Sources: Engel and Voelkers area guide, Knight Frank area guide, Bayut, betterhomes, Property Finder blog, Khaleej Times, The National, Bayut area guide, Property Finder, Wikipedia, Gulf News, Bluewaters, What's On, Propsearch.
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